Learning intentions

Find the digraphs  <ai>, <a_e>, <ay> in a set of words.

Introduction

Let’s revise the 5 vowel letters their short /a,e,i,o,u/

long  /ai, ee, ie, oa, ue/ sounds.

Now we will will revise alternative (different) spellings for the long vowel sounds.

Main Learning

How can we write the /ai/ sound?
 

Copy the table into your literacy book and fill with some of your own words.

The /ai/ sound can also be written using <ei> and <eigh>
 

reindeer,         eight,       eighteen,       reins

Let’s read the words in our list. Look at the letters making the /ai/ sound in each word.

�� Dictation

1. He makes a cake of clay.

2. We carried the milk on a tray.

3. A circle is a 2d shape.